漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People
扱: handle, entertain
Also: thresh, strip
JLPT N16 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
扌 carries the meaning · 及 gives the sound
6 strokes
Two readings, and the words that use each
あつかいatsukai · kun'yomi · on its own
- 扱いあつかいtreatment; service; dealing (with)
- 扱い方あつかいかたhow to manage (e.g. case)
あつかうatsukau · kun'yomi
- 扱うあつかうto deal with (a person); to treat; to handle
- 取扱とりあつかいtreatment; service; handling
- 取り扱うとりあつかう
- 取扱注意とりあつかいちゅういhandling warning
Also read ソウ, キュウ, あつかる, こく, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Imagine a hand reaching out from the left to grab, hold, or shape the world! When you see these three strokes, think of a hand in motion.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
Easy to confuse
The difference, side by side扱 handle · 及
vs投 throw · 殳In ChineseNo clear Chinese counterpart · xī
Unihan gives no clear Chinese counterpart for this character.
Pinyin xī most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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